Overview
Amer Sports is a global sporting goods company known for its diverse portfolio of premium sports and outdoor brands, including Arc’teryx, Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Armada, and Peak Performance. We are currently looking for dynamic and engaging Team Lead at our new, state of the art, distribution centre.
This position is specifically for a weekend shift: Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 3:00pm to 3:00am.
Purpose
As the Distribution Centre Team Lead, your main duty is to work closely with the Supervisor to ensure that deadlines and safety standards are met, and that the Distribution Centre (DC) associates are organized, properly trained, and focused on appropriate tasks.
Duties
- Lead by example and partner with the DC team members through all assigned tasks and create a unified team culture
- Lead, train, coach and discipline members as needed
- Execute daily schedules and priorities
- Support the Outbound, Inbound, Returns, VAS and Inventory Control team for all functions and ensure accuracy and speed
- Provide training to new and existing DC team members as required
- Facilitate effective and productive communications within the team as well as outside the team and work closely with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency
- Adhere to Company regulations and procedures in order to uphold the Company’s quality and health and safety standards
- Supervise hourly employees in collaboration with the Supervisor to ensure daily activities re executed
- Serve as a leadership and point of contact for staff when Supervisory staff are not present
- Review and ensure schedules are established to meet SLA for both racking and automation.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education, Skills & Experience
- Post secondary education in Warehousing, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Business Administration an asset.
- 3+ years working in Logistics/Distribution environment
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and tools a plus.
- Financial acumen with experience creating and managing budgets.
- Strong, clear communication skills with strong English verbal and written communication
- Previous leadership experience and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and professionalism.
- Highly organized with great attention to detail.
- Experience using SAP, MRP/WMS systems in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Take initiative and bring up ideas proactively, while identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Solid understanding of Distribution KPIs and statistics to ensure deliverables are met
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Able to work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work professionally both independently, and in a team.
Physical Demands & Working Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk. The employee must occasionally kneel, stoop, crouch, twist and lift up to 50 pounds, with or without accommodations.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Amer Sports welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $62,000.00-$64,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Belleville, ON: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)
Experience:
- SAP: 1 year (required)
- Warehouse distribution: 3 years (required)
- Leading people in a unionized environment: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
